but her religion wouldn't let her be on camera so being in america we optus we respect her decision because she had the freedom to make that choice. but dima agreed to give interviews and we asked about her life iraq to see if she was the right candidate for the interview and once we heard her experience we knew that dima was able to tell how her real-life experience. >> what impact did her life experience of a document? >> it was unbelievable someone around my age had gone through those kind of the spirit i could never imagine myself in her situation. it was sad to hear about the violence that occurs in iraq and how it affects everybody there. >> what did you learn from her and speaking with her? >> i've always heard people say we should be grateful for what we have in this country. the growing technology and advancements sometimes you forget how fortunate we are what you're in a -- hearing dima's story reminded me of the attendees and we are living the good life in america so while we have the opportunity to live such a great life we should take every chance we get and appreciate that we